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Switchfoot in concert at Wayland Baptist University
PLAINVIEW - The Grammy nominated band Switchfoot will headline a concert at Wayland Baptist University's Harral Auditorium on Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. Switchfoot is an award-winning rock band that may be best known for its work on the soundtrack of the motion picture "A Walk to Remember." The movie featured five songs from Switchfoot, including "Dare You to Move," "Learning to Breathe," "You," "Only Hope" and a duet by Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman and the star of the movie, Mandy Moore, singing "Someday We'll Know."
Switchfoot's Learning to Breathe received a Grammy nomination in 2001 for Rock Gospel Album of the Year. The band has garnered five Dove Award nominations, four ASCAP awards for Best New Artist in 1997, Best Pop Album and Best Pop Artist in 2001, and Best Adult Alternative in 2002. More than 40 of the band's songs have been used in television and movies.
The concert will also feature the groups Noise Rachet and Denison Mars.
The concert is being held in conjunction with Wayland's Big Weekend, a college preview for high school juniors and seniors. The concert is open to the public. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the WBU bookstore, or in Lubbock at Family Christian Store at 7720 University (745-4995), Lifeway Christian Store at 3829 50 th St. (797-4186) or Mardel at 7020 Quaker Ave. (780-8332). In Amarillo, tickets are available at High Plains Religious Bookstore at 201 B Westgate Parkway (353-5521) and Family Christian Store at 7408 SW 34 th St. (358-7651). In Clovis, N.M., tickets are at The Master's Books and Gifts at 2404 N. Prince (505-762-1924).
For more information on the concert or attending Big Weekend, contact of the WBU office of admissions at 806-291-3500, or 1-800-588-1928, or visit the Web site at www.wbu.edu.

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Freddie Mercury Biographer Reveals Songs With Death Titles Were Attempt to 'Kill Off the Old Freddie'
A new Freddie Mercury biography written by journalist and friend-to-Queen Lesley-Ann Jones dives deep into the man the lead singer became within seconds of walking off stage. In 'Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury' Jones further reveals the humble, quiet man who was conflicted sexually but capable of controlling thousands of fans with a sweep of his hand.
"He was a very big character," Jones recently told Washington D.C. classic rock station WBIG, Big 100.3. "But he would come off the stage and drop the stardom, the way you take your coat off. And he'd reduce in size it almost seemed. He'd become a small humble chap again who would hang back."
Host Tommy Griffiths points out the long list of Queen songs dealing with death or a fight for life. 'All Dead, All Dead,' 'Death With No Legs,' 'Killer Queen,' 'Don't Try Suicide' and 'Keep Yourself Alive' are some. Jones says Mercury wasn't necessarily obsessed with death, but he used it as a metaphor for his life.
"He was concerned with finding the courage to be the Freddie he knew he was inside. So in a fact he was trying to kill off the old Freddie, I always thought, in the songs."
'Bohemian Rhapsody' was Mercury's signature song and he knew it. The singer and the band had to fight to get it recorded and then against all odds, get it played on radio. "It defied everything to become their biggest hit of all time," Jones said.
"This was the first time that anybody had thought to fuse opera with rock. Nobody thought it could work. He had the whole thing mapped out, and the rest of them are going 'This is crazy.'" In the book she reveals that the song was his coming out song, although a sneaky one.
Amongst the other topics covered in the interview are the fortune Mercury left before he died, and how he hated touring. Jones speculates that if he was alive, Queen may still be recording, but likely wouldn't tour.
"They recorded up to his last weeks really when he had to be helped to his feet to stand and sing,"
"He was determined to leave as much music as possible so the rest of the band could work on after he was gone."


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Advisory Committee
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The goal of this advisory committee is to make recommendations to the Access Board regarding accessibility standards for electronic and information technology and accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 and Section 255(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The recommendations should address issues such as: types of technologies to be covered by the standards and guidelines; barriers to the use of such technologies by persons with disabilities; solutions to such barriers, if known, and research on such barriers; contents of the standards and guidelines; and harmonization with international standards efforts in this area.
The advisory committee process is intended to facilitate discussion among its members. Participants enter the proceedings in good faith in an effort to reach a speedy and amicable set of recommendations on a variety of issues. Participants agree to participate fully and openly in the discussions with a sincere desire to explore alternatives and solutions to a variety of concerns. All members agree to exchange information to the fullest extent practicable and agree not to divulge information shared by others in confidence. Nothing in these protocols shall prevent a member from making public or using its own proposals in any future proceeding.
1. Interests Represented. The committee will be composed of a cross section of organizations representing a variety of interests regarding telecommunications and electronic and information technology access.
2. The Advisory Committee. The committee will be composed of those organizations appointed to serve by the Chairperson of the Access Board. Each member may designate an alternate member(s) representing the same interest as the designated member. The members will fully brief the alternates on the progress of the discussions and will give them full authority when they serve on the committee. Alternates are encouraged to attend committee meetings. No person may represent more than two groups during the same meeting. The Chairperson or co-chairs of the committee shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Access Board.
3. Attendance at Meetings. Each committee member will make a good faith effort to attend each full advisory committee session. Attendance in person is preferred, but if that is not possible, attendance may be by teleconference or by videoconference. If a given organization is unrepresented for two consecutive meetings, the Chairperson or co-chairs of the committee has the discretion to ask the Chairperson of the Access Board to remove that organization from the committee.
Committee members may be accompanied by other advisors as that member believes are appropriate to represent his/her interest. Technical advisors and other persons may speak openly during discussions. Should the open discussion become unwieldy, any member may request a more formal process in which advisors are recognized to speak only by the Chairperson or co-chairs of the committee.
4. Additional Committee Members. Additional committee members shall be added solely to provide representation of stakeholder interests not already represented on the committee. Committee members may only be added during the first and/or second meeting of the committee. Additional committee members may join the committee by a vote of three-quarters of the committee. Discussion and voting on additional committee members shall be conducted only once during each of the first two committee meetings. New committee members shall begin service upon completion of voting for proposed new committee members.
5. Constituents' Interests. Committee members are encouraged, to the extent possible, to communicate with other organizations similarly situated. Committee members are expected to make a good faith effort to represent the concerns and interests of their constituents and to ensure that any recommendation developed by the committee is acceptable to the organization that the committee member represents.
6. Right to Withdraw. Any member may withdraw from the committee at any time without prejudice.
7. Subcommittees. Subcommittees may be formed to address specific issues within the scope of the advisory committee's responsibilities. Subcommittees are open to anyone although balance among interests should be maintained. Subcommittees may meet at the same time the full committee meets, or in between full committee meetings. However, subcommittees are encouraged to meet in between full committee meetings. Subcommittees may offer recommendations to the committee. However, subcommittees are not authorized to make recommendations for the committee. In subcommittees, anyone in attendance can participate. Subcommittee leadership and methods of work shall be decided by the subcommittee. Subcommittee meetings shall be conducted in a manner that is accessible to all those in attendance. Chairs of subcommittees shall be members of the committee. Subcommittees shall publish their meeting schedules and other work mechanisms in advance to the public.
8. FACA. The advisory committee meetings will be conducted under the rules of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
9. Open Meetings. Advisory committee meetings will be announced in the Federal Register prior to the meeting and, consistent with FACA requirements, will be open to the public. During each day of the advisory committee meetings, there shall be time for public comment.
10. Quorum. A quorum of two thirds of the committee membership will be required to conduct substantive business of the committee. In the absence of a quorum, those present will proceed with committee work, but may not make substantive committee recommendations.
11. Minutes. Minutes of the committee meetings will be prepared by the Designated Federal Official (DFO) and distributed as expeditiously as possible to the committee and will be ratified by the committee at its next meeting. A progress report of subcommittee meetings shall be prepared and sent by subcommittee chairs to committee members prior to the next meeting.
12. Media Announcements. No member will make unauthorized announcements to the media or hold discussions with the media characterizing the position of the committee (until recommendations are final) or ascribing the position of any member, even if that member withdraws from the committee.
13. Agendas. Meeting agendas will be developed by the DFO in consultation with the Chairperson or co-chairs of the committee.
14. Ad Hoc Meetings. An ad hoc meeting break can be requested by any committee member at any time. Ad hoc meetings will not be considered open meetings. Members are asked to keep such ad hoc meetings to a minimum and estimate the time needed. Proposals made and positions taken by any participant during ad hoc meetings shall be confidential and shall not be used in any future regulatory or legal proceedings.
15. Accessibility of Meetings. Full committee and subcommittee meetings will be held in accessible locations and provide for communications and print access. Persons attending committee meetings are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants.
16. Schedule. Advisory committee meetings will be held approximately once each four to six weeks as determined by the committee. The committee will submit a report with final recommendations to the Access Board at a future meeting of the Access Board.
17. Discontinue if Unproductive. The Access Board in consultation with the committee Chairperson or co-chairs may discontinue the advisory committee meetings at any time if the meetings do not appear productive.
18. Written Materials. Written materials that are distributed to the committee should be in print and accessible electronic format. Persons who distribute written materials during committee meetings should provide 100 print copies and sufficient copies in a variety of accessible formats, including, but not necessarily limited to large print, Braille and accessible electronic format. Persons intending to provide written materials should contact the DFO for detailed instructions on the requirements for accessible formats and the number of accessible copies. If written materials to be distributed to the committee are provided to the Access Board seven days in advance of a meeting the Access Board will provide sufficient print and accessible format copies.
19. Product of Advisory Committee Meetings. The intended product of the advisory committee is a set of recommendations in the form of a written statement, which should be signed by all committee members. The recommendations will be used by the Access Board in developing a proposed rule for accessibility standards for electronic and information technology and for accessibility guidelines for telecommunications products.
Committee meetings should be conducted and work performed in a spirit of collegiality and consensus should be achieved to the extent possible. Nothing in these protocols shall require any member to agree on any specific issue. The purpose of the committee is to give advice and recommendations, not make decisions. Members should strive to find common ground and articulate it in its recommendations. Any committee member may prepare a minority report for the record. Minority reports will be incorporated into the committee's final report.
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Your children being 5, 15, or 25 wouldn't better – learning about money is a lifelong process, and the lessons they learn early on will affect the lessons they learn later in life. While it's never too late to start learning about how to handle finances, some lessons, like the ones that form one's attitude and beliefs about money, are more important than others. Here are five your child of any age should know.
- Losing money is a part of life. Everyone loses money, perhaps children more often than adults, but financial loses happen. Your child may drop twenty dollars from a pocket at the mall, misplace a school fundraiser envelope, or have their lunch money stolen. How you react to the situation will affect how your child views money for the rest of his or her life. If your child acted irresponsibly and contributed to the loss, it's important to help him or her take responsibility for their actions. However, you should talk with your child and explain that mistakes are part of the learning process, and formulate ideas to help prevent losses in the future. Punishment for losing money is usually not necessary, but the child may be given extra responsibilities to help recover the lost funds. Extra chores, after-school jobs, and community services may all be viable options for helping your child take responsibility for the loss.
- You don't have to keep all money that comes your way. One of the best ways to foster a healthy attitude toward money is to encourage your child to give to others. Whether you set up a structured system, such as tithing, or if you keep a special find for giving to others in need when the opportunity arises, it's important to teach your child about giving early on.
- Spending is to be expected. Especially when children begin to be aware of money, you can expect a long list of wants and needs to ensue. Help your child learn to narrow their shopping list to include items that will enrich their life. You can set aside a very small fund for small toys and consumables (like candy, stickers, art supplies), but the majority of your child's spending money should go towards items that are higher quality and will be used and enjoyed for a long period of time.
- Saving is essential. You should stress that saving is not an option, but essential even if your child decides to save just one dollar a month. Your child doesn't have to save a large portion of their money, but he or she should set back something from every monetary source. Birthday and Christmas gifts of money or allowances should be examined and a portion allocated for saving.
- Well-managed money is the goal. When learning about finances, your child may get caught up in the excitement of saving, spending, and investing, but your job as a parent is to help him or her stay focused on the main goal – to manage their money well. Even if investments don't perform well, wise money management is a rewarding process for children when a parent supports them.
It's never too early to begin saving for college, investing for future expenses, and learning to spend responsibly. Money earned and saved little by little fosters a healthy, responsible attitude for life. What money lessons do you think are essential for children?


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SANFORD — After being held to single digits in the first three quarters of their basketball game at Marshwood Monday, Coach Kristy Parent's Sanford High girls exploded for 19 points in the fourth quarter to take a hard fought 35-28 win over the Hawks, improving their record to 8-3.
Now they really have their work cut out for them this week when they host the 10-3 Scarborough girls on Friday at 7 p.m., and then entertain the undefeated McAuley girls on Saturday at 5 p.m.
In the win over Marshwood, things didn't go so well in the first quarter when the Hawks scored 11 points while limiting Sanford to just two. Sanford fared better in the second quarter, outscoring the hosts 9-7 to trail by 18-11 at the half. In a lackluster third quarter, Sanford scored five while Marshwood added three to remain in front 21-16, but the fourth quarter was a totally different story as the Spartans scored 19 points to take the win.
Trailing 21-20 with a little more than four minutes remaining in the game, Sanford got quick baskets from Heather LeBlanc and Grace Riley to forge into a 24-21 lead and they never looked back. Morgan Fogg followed with a basket with 4:10 left and LeBlanc made it 28-21 thirty second later.
Marshwood scored the next four points but a free throw by Sam Adams was followed by a slick drive down the right side by Fogg to put Sanford in front 31-25 with 1:35 left.
A three point play moved the Hawks a little closer, 31-28, but Fogg was fouled and made both shots. Seconds later she made a key steal and pass to Adams for two more free throws to seal the win with 0:25 left.
LeBlanc led Sanford with 13 points followed by Fogg with eight and Adams with six. Chipping in with four points each were Cannon and Riley.
In the win over Massabesic, Sam Adams, Heather LeBlanc and Grace Riley all scored in double figures as Sanford came away with a 66-28 decision in a game played in Waterboro.
Adams, who connected on four more 3-pointers on the way to a 12 point performance, was followed by Riley with 11 points and LeBlanc with 10. Adams had tossed in four 3-pointers in the previous win over Thornton on Monday.
Sanford jumped off to leads of 15-8 and 29-11 at the first two breaks, then extended it to 50-19 after three.
Also scoring for Sanford were Taylor Littlefield with nine and Morgan Fogg, Laura Kirkpatrick and Janelle Cannon with six each.
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Checking In On… the Missouri Valley ConferencePosted by Brian Goodman on January 25th, 2012
Patrick Marshall is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference. You can also find his musings online at White & Blue Review or on Twitter @wildjays.
Reader's Take
The Week That Was
- Battling in the Middle—Last week, we talked about Creighton and Wichita State being in a two-team race to the finish. This week, take a look at the five teams after them. Nobody really wants to rise above the rest except for possibly Evansville. The Aces were the only ones in that group to go undefeated this past week while the other four went 1-1. Drake has a big opportunity to separate itself this week while hosting the Bluejays and the Shockers.
- Colt Ryan Flying Under the Radar—Speaking of Evansville, Colt Ryan is someone that casual fans need to keep an eye on. With Creighton's Doug McDermott getting most of the attention this season, Ryan has continued to improve, especially during conference play, to become a bigger scoring machine. He now sits at fifth in the nation in scoring (21.2 PPG). It helps when you can score 39 against Bradley and 20 against Illinois State in the two games he played in this week.
- Bracketbusters—The Bracketbusters match-ups will be announced early next week and the MVC looks like they could be featured in two of the top three games. The question now remains who the opponents will be. Creighton will likely get a game against either St. Mary's or Long Beach State while Wichita State looks to travel to Murray State or Iona. The match-ups will determine whether Creighton and Wichita State will be playing for possibly a better NCAA Tournament seed or if they are matched up with teams that are hoping for a signature win for their resume. For the remaining MVC teams, the Bracketbusters could actually be a benefit this year more than it has been in the past.
Power Rankings (last week's rankings in parentheses)
We are halfway through the Missouri Valley Conference season, but it appears that the table is set for the battle between Creighton and Wichita State for the regular season crown.
- Creighton (18-2, 8-1) (1): The Bluejays escaped Missouri State with a win after having several opportunities to lose the game in the final minute. They turned around and ushered Indiana State out of the CenturyLink Center. Could the Bluejays be a sleeper Final Four team? That is yet to be seen, but it wouldn't be a surprise either. There have been some comparisons to this season's Creighton team to the 2002-03 season—the senior year of future Chicago Bulls sharpshooter Kyle Korver.
- Wichita State (17-3, 8-1) (2): Toure' Murry is embracing his last season as a Shocker by taking over games, especially last week against Northern Iowa. For the season his minutes are up (27.5), points per game is up (12.2) and field goal percentage is up (42.3%) compared to last season. In the last five games, WSU is 87-of-112 (77.6%) from the free throw line. One thing to keep an eye on is the health of 7-footer Garrett Stutz. Some back problems may limit his effectiveness as the season plays out. The Shockers are really close to cracking the Top 25. Read the rest of this entry »


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February Celebration Address 2006.5
President Ronald D. Liebowitz delivered this address on February 3, 2007.
I am delighted to welcome all the guests who have come today to help us celebrate the achievements of the 115 or so soon-to-be alumni of this College. I am honored to have the opportunity to address you, the class of 2006.5, as each of you makes your way from Middlebury to the next phase of your life. Whatever that next phase may be, you should know, as I surely do, that your time here has prepared you well to meet virtually any challenge these dynamic times throw your way. More on that in a few moments, but first I wanted to give you a quick summary of who you are, collectively - aside, of course, from being the brightest, best looking, and most engaged class in the 207 history of Middlebury College!
There are 115 of you in today's celebrating class. 89 of you actually began your Middlebury careers as Febs, meaning there are 26 "regs" who have either accelerated or slowed down their studies to become Febs. Thirty-two of you double-majored, and more of you majored in English than any other discipline, with Economics, Environmental Studies, International Studies, and Political Science rounding out the most popular five fields of study.
Fifty eight of you studied abroad-that is 50 percent of the group- and several more went abroad between your high school graduation and beginning your studies at Middlebury. More of you call Massachusetts home than any other state, with Vermont, New York, and California close behind, and six of you are international students.
But much more than mere numbers, you represent an incredibly talented group-as talented as any Feb group on record-and all of us here today salute you for your accomplishments. Congratulations.
If you took a poll of Vermonters and asked which month they like the least, I think the vast majority would choose February. As Joseph Wood Krutch, one of the great literary naturalists of the early 20th century, said, "The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February." February is the year's dark pre-dawn-it's cold and quiet and too soon to be up and doing. But most of you came to Middlebury in February, which must say something about your character. It suggests that you are, at the least, optimists-maybe a little nonconformist, innovative...eager, as poet Robert Frost says, "to take the road less traveled by."
Those are characteristics that I think you share with your College. Something that's always marked Middlebury is a willingness to do things differently, to innovate, to take a calculated risk in order to accomplish something extraordinary. That has worked well for us. A College that began as an experiment in an out-of-the-way farming settlement has developed into one of the leading liberal arts institutions in the country. You have good reason to be proud to be a Middlebury graduate, and, over time, we will make you even prouder.
When you leave Middlebury, what will you remember most, and what part of your college experience will make the greatest difference in your future life? As a geographer, I suspect you'll find that it is the place itself that exerts the greatest and most durable influence. I agree with Wallace Stevens, who wrote: "His soil is man's intelligence." We learn from our environment, and the places that teach us things that matter are carried in our hearts forever.
By "place," I should add, I mean, as geographers do, the human as well as the physical characteristics of a location. When you think back on your Middlebury years, you'll find that your memories of this place are inextricably linked to its people-your professors, your friends, your teammates ...
Look around you. Here in this chapel are 115 friends who will, in a sense, always be with you. Through the years they will celebrate your achievements, help you when you stumble, share your joys and disappointments, and somehow always remain close, even when you are widely separated by time and space. Those friendships began in the cold and bluster of your first winter at Middlebury. Friendships grow strong in this climate and place; relationships are often more intense in a community that is small and somewhat sequestered, where there are fewer distractions to dissipate your social and intellectual energies.
The scale and relative isolation of this town and campus have enabled you to participate more fully in the life of the college and the wide range of academic and extracurricular activities it offers. Together with faculty and staff, you have created a vibrant community, where people are encouraged to develop their talents, explore their interests, and make a positive difference in the lives of others.
When you live in a small community, you learn quickly that your actions have a great impact on the people around you, for better or worse. You have opportunities to see how your acts of consideration and thoughtfulness benefit others. And if you act without regard for the needs of others, you cannot walk away from the consequences, because you will see your classmates every day-at breakfast, in class, at the field house, at dinner. I hope this kind of built-in accountability, largely on account of the scale and type of campus this is, has helped you to develop a moral compass that will guide you in the years to come.
Another crucial characteristic of this place is perhaps the most obvious one-the natural beauty that surrounds us. I am sure that all of you have experienced many moments of joy and excitement, just walking to class on a crisp autumn day when the mountains stand out sharply against the cobalt sky, or watching through a window as a winter storm blankets the campus, or observing the first spring flowers burst into bloom-even if spring comes later than you ever imagined and just before you are headed away from campus following your spring semester final exams. These things constantly urge us to get out and explore and engage the world around us. They have inspired wonder, creativity, and a sense of adventure in generations of students. I know you will take that appreciation for the natural world with you wherever you go, along with the sense of wonder that it inspires.
This environment has been important in shaping the college's development, too. I believe that it has inspired a culture of openness, enthusiasm, intellectual risk-taking, and innovation. To cite just one example, consider Middlebury's role as an environmental leader. In 1965, five Middlebury faculty members from five different disciplines established the first environmental studies major in the nation-before the environmental movement hit college campuses and before interdisciplinary study was in vogue. They viewed the region's forests, fields, lakes, and geologic outcroppings as an ideal heaven-sent laboratory for student and faculty research. They also recognized the threats to that environment, so they created a new way for Middlebury students to engage in the study of their natural surroundings.
Today Middlebury is modeling what it means to take responsibility for one's local community. The College has undertaken many initiatives to minimize its impact on the environment-buying local foods, following sustainable building practices and purchasing local materials and furniture, lowering the temperature in buildings, investigating new technologies like biodiesel and wood-fired heating systems. These ideas and the energy to see them through came from engaged Middlebury staff, faculty, and students, including many of you here today.
All these are perfect examples of how education should work. We ask you to learn about the world around you and then challenge you to use your learning to make a difference. Ralph Waldo Emerson once complained, "We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing."
Well, that's not how we do it here. We never wanted to shut you up, literally or metaphorically, and I am confident that you are coming out of Middlebury with much more than a bellyful of words. For that, we thank your professors
One of the great gifts of your four years at this College has been the opportunity to get to know faculty members as committed and caring advisers. Great teachers inspire you by their passionate interest in their fields, enabling you to engage material in a more personal way and to go well beyond the standard lecture. Working with faculty members who are truly committed to teaching gave you the opportunity to delve deeply into your academic subject matter and to find mentors in subjects or pursuits that particularly interested you.
Your professors forced you to learn how to reason effectively and to express your ideas clearly in writing and in speech. They pushed you to articulate your own opinions and to understand the roots of your convictions. They taught you to see across disciplinary boundaries and to understand that there are few absolutes. They prepared you to apply your knowledge, your analytical ability, your curiosity, and your passion to the many issues you will confront in our complex and fractured world. In sharing their own knowledge and their expertise in how to address, address again, and address many more times, unanswered questions and unresolved problems, they taught you perhaps the most valuable lesson of all: learning is a journey that takes your entire life.
That, of course, is one of the great values of a liberal arts education. It readies you to live in a rapidly changing world and deal with anything that life throws your way. The great American patriot and president John Adams, who played many roles in his 90 years, said, "There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living. And the other how to live."
That is what I wish for all of you. That from your Middlebury education you will take with you skills you can apply in virtually any profession tomorrow or in 15 years...but more important, still, is that, from your Middlebury experience, you will have learned how to live....
Finally, this morning, I'd like to comment on the value of being a Feb at Middlebury. Starting your education at mid-year, you took advantage of the time to undertake something valuable, and perhaps even remarkable, before you arrived on campus. Your experiences were as varied as you are. One Feb traveled for two months in a dugout canoe seeking handicrafts and artifacts along the Sepik River in Papua, New Guinea. Others of you trained as emergency medical technicians, attended university in another country, or tested your survival skills in the American wilderness. Some of you held your first full-time, non-summer jobs. Those experiences, no doubt, affected your time at Middlebury and will serve you well time and again in your lives.
Finding your own place at Middlebury is a little more difficult for Febs than for students starting in September. Febs have to jump with both feet into a relatively closed community that is already well into the rhythm of the academic year. A contingent only 121 strong when you began, you found yourselves in the midst of 586 peers who had already spent five months getting to know each other and the campus. You survived that, of course-in fact, you thrived on it. That challenge prompts Febs to bond quickly with one another and to develop the kind of exceptional friendships one can hardly help but notice while attending events like today.
Many curveballs will be thrown at you over the course of what I hope will be a long and fulfilling life. But your four years at Middlebury have given you a powerful array of skills, knowledge, values, and, I am confident, wisdom. It is impossible not to be confident that, just as you successfully parachuted into Middlebury in the dead of winter and the middle of the academic year, you will be successful in parachuting into life beyond this special campus and community.
All of you will soon be facing large and exciting changes. Who will you be, what will you be doing, what will you know five or ten years from now? It will be a thrill-for you and for us-to find out. The next time we see you-perhaps at a reunion in the not-to-distant future-you will be different. So I would like to leave you with an appropriate reflection on change and fulfillment by Robert Frost:
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
As you go forth, know that you are ready to face whatever the passing of time may bring and to find fulfillment in it.
Know, too, that, as poet Mordecai Marcus has observed from this poem, Frost, like William Butler Yeats "thinks that man is in love and loves what vanishes." Your Middlebury days may have now vanished, but may your love for those vanished days remain with you and serve you well throughout your lives.
Thank you and best wishes.


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On a day when the ocean was incredibly clear and beautiful, local boaters spotted this bunch of balloons floating. Imagine the damage the balloons could have done! The boaters were not pleased. (Thanks to Cora for permission to use this photo.
With the start of football season, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued a press release to remind event organizers and other Floridians about a law prohibiting the release of more than nine lighter-than-air balloons within a 24-hour period.
Balloons released in Florida almost inevitably end up in the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean. Wildlife, especially sea turtles, mistake balloons for food, and strings attached to balloons can entangle birds and other animals. The release into the atmosphere of large numbers of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases poses a danger and nuisance to the environment, particularly to wildlife and marine animals, according to Florida Statute 379.233, passed in 1989. The law provides for a $250 fine for violations.
There are exceptions for scientific or meteorological balloons released by a government agency or under government contract, hot air balloons that are recovered after launching, and balloons released indoors. The law also allows for the release of balloons that are biodegradable or photodegradable under FWC rules. Since 1989, the FWC has received only one such balloon design for review, and that balloon was not approved.
Obviously balloons are popular at outdoor events, including store openings and children's parties. It's up to all of us to make sure that the balloons are not released, but instead are disposed of properly to safeguard the environment and our animal friends.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Balloons Can Harm Wildlife
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Watch Out for Manatees!
Boaters, when you head out on the state's waterways during the Labor Day weekend, please be extra cautious and obey manatee speed zone signs!
During warm weather, manatees move throughout Florida's estuaries and rivers, and along the shore line, canals and basins all over the state. Boaters can help keep manatees safe by following a few simple guidelines: Stay in marked channels, wear polarized sunglasses to improve visibility below the water surface and obey posted boat-speed zones. Using poles, paddles or trolling motors when in close proximity to manatees and having someone onboard scan the water when under way can go a long way to protecting manatees from harm.
Boaters should scan the water near or in front of the boat – looking for a repetitive line of half-moon swirls – sometimes called a manatee footprint – or a trail or a snout or fluke (tail) breaking the water's surface.
As of Aug. 20, 58 manatees have died in 2010 from watercraft strikes. With a little extra care, we can hopefully keep that number from increasing!
If you see a manatee in distress or a dead manatee, call the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).
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In a study supported by the National Institute of Health and published in, Journal of Personality it was determined that hearing loss among older adults leaves a deep impact on their personality.
The researchers studied 400 people in the age group of 80-98 over a period of six years. The team investigated a change in two personality traits:
- Extraversion – Extraversion is defined as being sociable, assertive, emotionally expressive and excitable. People who are high in this trait are often described as being outgoing and talkative, while those low in this trait are described as quiet and reserved.
- Neuroticism – Neuroticism is a fundamental personality trait in the study of psychology characterized by anxiety, moodiness, worry, envy, and jealousy.
Their goal was to assess whether they could predict health-related changes in personality from a life span developmental perspective.
The results demonstrated that even if the emotional stability of the individual remained constant over a period of time, the participants became less outgoing.
The researchers were not able to connect the observed changes to physical and cognitive impairments or to age-related difficulties finding social activities. The only factor that could be linked to reduced extraversion was hearing loss.
Anne Ingeborg Berg, the lead researcher from the study noted the following,
"This is the first time a link between hearing and personality changes has been established in longitudinal studies. Hearing loss directly affects the quality of social situations….we can guess that the link between hearing loss and social withdrawal forms a potential threat to older people's wellbeing."


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Andrei Zubarev
Ufa Russia
Eligible for draft:
6th round (187th overall), 2005
200 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
2004-05: Spent the bulk of the season with Salavat Yulaev Ufa's junior team in Russia, scoring 2 goals with 4 assists and 32 PIM. In 5 games with the Super League team, he had no points with 4 PIM. Played for Team Russia at the WJC U-18 tournament and had 1 goal with 1 assist in six games.
2005-06: Despite his youth, Zubarev established himself playing with Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Super League, scoring 2 goals with 11 assists and 40 PIM in 40 games. He was a member Russia's silver medal-winning WJC squad, playing well alongside Kiril Lyamin (OTT) with two assists but gained notoriety for more than his play on the ice. Zubarev made comments to the media, disparaging the skill level of the Canadians as compared to the Russians, before his team was beaten, 5-0, by Canada. His season ended prematurely when he broke his wrist in February.
2006-07: Point-wise, Zubarev did not fare as well in his second season in Kazan, appearing in 20 games and receiving 32 PIM but failing to appear on the scoresheet (there are no second assists in Russian hockey). Zubarev had another outstanding tournament for Russia at the WJC finishing with 2 assists and +5 in six games as Russia again reached the championship game before falling to Canada.
2007-08: Zubarev's final year in Kazan was a disappointment, as he fell out of favor with the coaching staff at times and found himself in and out of the lineup. He appeared in 39 regular season and two playoff games, scoring 4 goals with 3 assists and accumulated a career-high 86 PIM.
2008-09: Zubarev signed with Mytischi Atlant of the re-named KHL and struggled to find ice time for much of the season but finished the season strong and played well in the playoffs. In 35 regular season games, he finished with 4 assists and 65 PIM but was a force in Atlant's seven playoff games, scoring 2 goals with 3 assists.
2009-10: In his fifth season of pro hockey, Zubarev established his role as a full-time defenseman – appearing in 55 regular season games for Atlant and scoring 7 goals wih 9 assists and was +11 with 58 PIM. He also played in four playoff games with no points and 2 PIM and an even plus/minus.
Talent Analysis
Zubarev is a solid defenseman and skates well with above average agility and acceleration. He is an above average puckhandler, but does not tend to keep the puck for long and hesitates to carry it up the ice. Zubarev has a strong shot but is not always accurate. He has an impressive physical component to his game.
Zubarev was thought to have second pairing potential in the NHL when the Thrashers selected him in the 2005 draft, a draft in which most teams shied away from Russians because of the belief that it would be difficult signing them to contracts. That fear seems to have been borne out with Zubarev, who seems unlikely to come to North America and content to play in the KHL. In terms of development, while Zubarev is a solid KHL player, his production has been inconsistent. In his junior days, there were thoughts that he would become a dominant offensive threat in addition to being a sound defender. That no longer seems to be the case. With other young prospects in the pipeline, it is hard to imagine the Thrashers pursuing Zubarev.


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Taiwan-based network equipment specialist Alpha Networks will showcase a lineup of new broadband CPE solutions that include a GPON (Gigabit passive optical network) ONT (optical network terminal), VDSL2 802.11n wireless IAD, and ADSL2+ 802.11n wireless IAD at the upcoming CeBIT in Hanover from March 3-8.
A consensus has developed that accelerating broadband deployment will lead to substantial economic growth, while observing that many governments have made it a national plan to invest in next generation broadband infrastructure, according to Alpha. Emerging video-on-demand services also boost the demand for bandwidth.
The new Alpha GPON ONT complies with the ITU-TG.984 standard and offers one GPON uplink port and four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports.
Alpha's VDSL2 integrated access device enables voice, data, and video information transmissions over one broadband connection. It supports VDSL2 with ADSL2+ fallback, and offers four Ethernet ports, an 802.11n wireless connection, and a USB 2.0 host interface. In addition, its ADSL2+ 802.11n Wireless Router/IAD has four Ethernet ports and can deliver WPS, TR-069, and QoS functions, the company detailed.
Alpha VDSL IAD
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Lara Stone and Other LOVE Magazine Covers
Elle Fanning's stunning LOVE magazine cover was a forum sensation, but now the seven other covers have crept in to steal the spotlight. In tears with bare faces, Chloe Moretz, Hailee Steinfeld, Lara Stone, Kristen McMenamy, Mariacarla Boscono, Nyasha Matonhodze, and Daphne Groeneveld. Lara Stone's cover is the only one currently available in full-view, but […]Read more


text: O&G Studio's furniture is remarkable for its duality, fusing updated American Windsor–style design with a boldly modern color palette. Partners Sara Ossana & Jonathan Glatt's devotion to American Design traditions is founded on the form-and-function relationship that marked it. Based in Warren, Rhode Island, Glatt and Ossana are steeped in the original colonial design of the region. Glatt remarks of the architecture: "Nothing is anonymous. Every element has a human feel, every element shows the hand of the craftsman."


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(from Renault Press Release) Car designed by Marcello Felipe Maggioni - student of the course Design of Mobility - Transportation Design, from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP - São Paulo, Brazil). With the primary objective of homage the car that inspired the study and pursue his career in car design, propose the stylization of Renault Alpine GTA V6 Turbo 1987.
Even adjusting the current and future lines of the Renault´s brand, maintained the consistency with the original characteristics of the vehicle, as its traditional and significant volume of sports car, with its central rear engine and the large front flashlights near the ground.
In this new proposal, the distributions of the xenon headlamps of the front flashlights remind the tradition of the Alpine´s brand, where in the 60´s, the "Alpines of Rally" had four headlamps, two originals and two assistants near the center of the car.
However, this project has brought new features, such as the front air introductions, above the headlights, and subtle and smooth rear air entry straight to the engine, located in Column C. It is also relevant the application of leds on front and rear flashlights, with three-dimensional leds, which aim to reflect the light in the rear of the vehicle, supported by carbon fiber rod.
Its engine is the R-27 of the Renault F1 team, but adapted to the streets. Its receptacle is treated as a jewel box, where the engine is apparent, being protected by carbon fibers pieces set. A great transparent glass and a large logo of Renault warn everyone that this car has the same DNA of Renault from race tracks.
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Dish or pizza Sun, one of the eleven porcelain plates decorated in the collection Cosmic Diner Diesel Living With Seletti. The plates depict the planets of the solar system.
The result of collaboration between two popular Italian brands, Diesel Living and Seletti, Cosmic Diner is a collection of dishes inspired by outer space. The set pieces are 11 Moon, Sun and other planets in the Milky Way. Each porcelain plate is decorated with the realistic image of the celestial body which is inspired. The series won the 2015's Wallpaper Design Award and was presented at the Salone del Mobile in Milan 2015.
The collection of Plates Cosmic Diner is perfect for setting up the table, but can also be used to decorate a wall.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The latest numbers show Jacksonville has the largest growth in total home sales throughout the entire country, according to RealtyTrac's 2013 U.S. Residential Sales Report.
In June, Jacksonville's sales counts were up 43 percent year over year to 42,413, from 29,567 in June 2012.
That ranks No. 1 in the U.S. among the 50 largest metros.
Realtors say home sales have increased every month since June 2012, and each month the increase has been greater than the month before.
"They're selling and they're coming on the market and they're getting multiple offers," said David Butler, of Watson Realty.
He said home values have been rising due to a combination of factors, including a drop in foreclosures that had been putting downward pressure on prices, and a tight supply of houses available for sale.
"It's wonderful," Butler said. "I just met with a seller the other day that I told him, I said, 'I'm so glad we're having this discussion today because if it would have been last July this would have been bleak. I would have said, oh man, this is going to be difficult.'"
Here's a breakdown of the types of sales in June:
Institutional investor percent of sales was 16 percent, down from 17 percent a year ago.
Cash percent of sales was 42 percent, down from 46 percent a year ago.
Short sales percent of sales was 26 percent, up from 16 percent a year ago.
Foreclosure sales percent of sales was 11 percent, up from 10 percent a year ago.
"I'm not going to say the mortgage end has gotten any easier because it's still a bit difficult," Butler said.
Realtors also say even though short sales are up, they are still the most difficult and most timely to sell.


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Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is "holding her own" and continues to respond to simple commands, Dr. G. Michael Lemole Jr., the chief of neurosurgery at University Medical Center in Tucson said Monday.
"I just came from Congresswoman Giffords' bedside and I'm happy to say she's holding her own," Lemole, who operated on Giffords after a bullet tore through the left side of her brain, told TODAY Monday. "And that is to say that she's doing the same things she was yesterday. And that's the most we can hope for at this time."
Giffords is in a medically induced coma but is responding to verbal commands — raising a thumb, showing two fingers or wiggling toes — two days after she was shot at point-blank range at a public gathering in a supermarket parking lot in Tucson, Ariz.
Tests indicate that the swelling in her brain has not increased, Lemole told reporters at a news conference Monday. Peak swelling typically occurs within three to five days of a traumatic brain injury.
"At this phase in the game, no change is good and we have no change," Lemole said.
Doctors were forced to remove part of Giffords' skull to reduce swelling after the bullet traveled — back to front — the entire length of the left side of her brain.
Giffords could remain in the ICU for a week or "maybe more," Lemole said.
Doctors continue to assess Giffords' condition several times a day through CT scans and verbal tests. Giffords will remain on a ventilator until perhaps the end of the week, and that device has prevented her from speaking. Lemole said it wasn't clear whether Giffords recognized family members.
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Even after leaving intensive care, the congresswoman likely faces a long and uncertain recovery, a head injury expert said Sunday.
"She's still critically ill," said Dr. Alex Valadka, a neurosurgeon and spokesman for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. "We get excited when people hold up a couple of fingers, but that's a long way from higher functioning."
On Monday, Lemole didn't speculate about her chances for recovery or whether Giffords would regain her speech after being removed from the breathing tube.
"I've seen the full gamut possible — from functional recovery to limited recovery," he said.
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People who suffer penetrating traumatic brain injuries often develop paralysis and cognitive problems. The left side of the brain is typically responsible for speech and controls the right side of the body, Valadka explained, noting that most people are right-handed.
Giffords was fortunate that the bullet did not cross the geometric center of the brain, Lemole said earlier. Early reports indicated she might have been shot in one temple with the bullet exiting the other, but Lemole said the single shot entered in the back and exited the front.
She also was fortunate that paramedics rushed her to the level-1 trauma center in Tucson, getting her into surgery within 38 minutes, doctors said.
With skilled surgery and access to early and comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation, some patients are able to make remarkable recoveries, noted Dr. Gregory O'Shanick, chairman and past medical director of the Brain Injury Association of America based in Vienna, Va.
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He pointed to public examples such as ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff, who suffered a brain injury in 2006 in Iraq, and has since recovered enough to go back to work. And he noted that James Brady, President Ronald Reagan's press secretary, who was shot in the head in a 1981 attempt on Reagan's life, was able to regain many of his former functions.
About 1.7 million people in the United States suffer traumatic brain injuries every year, with about 20 percent of them caused by violence, including gunshots. About 52,000 people die as a result of their injuries and about 275,000 are hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of the deaths caused by traumatic brain injury, perhaps 35 percent to 40 percent are attributed to gunshots.
Victims such as Gifford receive expert treatment because many trauma surgeons have learned from the battlefield lessons of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, O'Shanick said. Access to comprehensive, sustained cognitive rehabilitation therapy is the key, he added.
Much attention will be focused in the early weeks on Giffords, like other victims of penetrating traumatic brain injury, Valadka said. But the real work of recovery lasts much longer.
"Neurological time is measured in months and years," he said.
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The talented Suvi sent me these beautiful photos she shot for Finnish furniture company BEdesign. I really like the fan stools that can sort of connect to each other to make a wavy bench. The lily bowls are beautiful too and I hear they are coming out with one made from real copper soon!
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Legislative Initiatives
The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center actively participates in efforts to create national and statewide legislation to increase fire and burn prevention. Faculty and staff at the Burn Center provide research, expert testimonials and lobby for new legislation. Over the years, the Burn Center has been integral in helping increase fire safety through legislation.
Current legislative efforts
Limit Toxic Flame Retardents Containing PBDEs
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) are a class of highly efficient brominated flame retardant, but they are also linked to numerous negative health impacts in humans. Children's exposure to PBDEs is greater than that of adults, primarily through breast milk and house dust. The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center supports the banning of PBDEs because there are other widely available flame retardants that do not pose such health threats.
Past legislative successes
Pyrotechnics Safety Permitting Act
Signed into law on August 26, 2009, by Gov. Beverly Perdue, this act made important safety provisions regarding the display of pyrotechnics (fireworks). The law made clear that the manufacture, sale and use of fireworks in North Carolina is prohibited except for public exhibitions, when a permit is required. It made the sale of fireworks to all persons under the age of 16 prohibited. Firework safety came into the spotlight during the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center's work with survivors of the deadly Ocracoke Island explosion in July 2009.
Prohibit Sale of Novelty Lighters
Signed into law on June 30, 2009, by Gov. Beverly Perdue, this made it a Class 3 misdemeanor in North Carolina to sell a novelty lighter. Novelty lighters are cigarette, cigar or pipe lighters that are designed to resemble a cartoon character, toy, gun, watch, musical instrument, vehicle, animal, food or beverage, or similar articles, or that plays musical notes. These lighters are especially dangerous for children, who may perceive them as toys. The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center worked along with the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force to pass this law.
Signed into law on August 24, 2007, by Gov. Mike Easley, this required tobacco companies to sell only "fire-safe" versions of their cigarettes in North Carolina beginning on January 1, 2010. This means that cigarettes must be self-extinguishing, reducing the number of smoking-related fires and home-fire deaths. Cigarettes are the leading cause of deaths from fires in North Carolina, and it is estimated that fire-safe cigarettes could save as many as 50 lives each year. The Burn Center's Ernest Grant headed the effort to pass this law as the leader of the North Carolina Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes.
Water Heater Thermostat Settings
In 1989, the Burn Center's Ernest Grant successfully lobbied the General Assembly to pass a bill requiring that all water heaters in North Carolina be preset at no greater than 120 degrees. Hot water in the home can be especially hazardous to small children and the elderly. This law makes it less likely that severe burns will occur.


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Hey guys,
I'm super interested in vertical caving in the VA/WV/NC area and can travel farther with some notice. I think the whole idea of walking or crawling into a cave and exploring sounds cool...but not as cool as dropping a rope and rappelling 100 feet, traversing, etc. I have experience in backpacking, rock climbing (sport lead), and rapelling so I have some gear and knowledge of first aid, wilderness survival, etc.
I don't know how much WNS has messed with this type of caving but if anyone is planning any trips and can take one more I can pay for gas for the trip, can provide a vehicle (Ford Ranger), bring the food, or provide some other form of compensation for letting a noob tag along. Thanks guys!


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Paul McCartney and John Lennon were all very well and good, but Georgie was better. Ringo was a helluva nice guy, but the Quiet One was better. How so? Well, his Beatles works were better than all the others. Far superior, and that's the fact of the matter.
The self-appointed top dogs suppressed him all they could, only giving the poor Mr Harrison one song to their five. Ironically, his whip theirs five-to-one in terms of lyrical beauty, melodic classiness, harmonic might and thematic vision. Whatever the devil all that means. Plus, he was probably the nicest.
This was a pal who popped over to the US for a look during one of the heights of Beatlemania, only to come back dismayed, according to my former employer in the muffin restaurant.
Apparently he didn't find any "free love" or "free sex", did our good Georgie.
However, let us not be too explicit about these things in journalistic records, just in case we go down in legal ones.
Anyhow, so he liked a bird?
It just annoys me McCartney had to profess recently something along the lines of "Oh, yes he was a red-blooded male".
How dare he.
Paul was eye-twinklingly and arrogantly telling a journalist in Australia how much he liked their sheilas while he was supposedly in a committed relationship with the lovely, lovely Jane Asher during another height of Beatlemania.
The sheer nerve.
Not to mention, his writing chirpy-sounding but lyrically accusatory songs like The Night Before, I'm Looking Through You and For No One all the while he was living under her parents' roof.
The sheer nerve!
Anyhow, back to the main thrust of the experience, the music. George Harrison wrote Something, for bleeding goodness. The sublime, divine Something.
Lennon didn't write it, Paul didn't.
This majestic tune was so captivating it compelled that Bourbon Baritone Great Frank Sinatra to call it the greatest love song ever, or something thereof. That's a pretty damn sexy appraisal.
And the thing is Georgie was such a self-effacing geezer, such a nice, nice person, he unassumingly entitled the greatest song ever Something.
Nowadays Paulie boy plays the thing on ukulele, apparently. Ukulele.
Clearly Paul knows Georgie is best and thus suppresses him and his by playing Something, of all things, on a uke. This tune deserves seventeen Salieri orchestras, at the very least, whoever he is or was.
How's about it, Johnnie boy? You didn't write the unbelievable While My Guitar Gently Weeps, did you? No, you were too busy co-writing plaudits-stealing inferiors like A Day In The life with Paulie boy.
It's an unfair life when this babbling drug spiel that is the closer to Sergeant Pepper, half-sung in a whine and half-sung in a boring baritone, takes the cake, cream and gold while poor old Something is strummed non-charismatically by some odd-job on a uke and it's an ugly world when Georgie's vastly superior While My Guitar is shunted aside by some dumb comment like, "Oh, Eric Clapton played on that".
"Some people!" as Jamie Ridge once said, honestly.
Rest assured gentlemen, the first third of the song (A Day In) has an incredible melody - Johnnie's part - but Paul's part, the second-third, doesn't feature a melody, as far as I know, at all. The first third is the same as the third third as we all know. And I have musical ears so I should know. Especially during hangovers.
Don't get me wrong, both JL and PM are tremendously good composers; just not at the calibre of Georgie the Genius. Oh, and Ringo's an awful nice guy, too.


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Brian Molley was one of Jazzwise Magazine's 'who to look out for 2014', the acclaimed Scottish saxophonist with his outstanding quartet.
Featuring: Tom Gibbs/piano, Mario Caribé/bass and Stuart Brown/drums and percussion perform contemporary, lyrical music from their recent release CLOCK. With organic original compositions alongside skillfully crafted re-interpretations of classic jazz standards, the group's performances feature robust modern jazz with a latin-influence, yet display a keen respect for the tradition.
Molley's tenor tone is gorgeous' – AllAboutJazz
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A porthole design and massive case characterize the Royal Oak Offshore from Audemars Piguet. Top models combine classic functions, such as the perpetual calendar and minute repeater, with high-tech materials like ceramic or titanium.
It's worth remembering the roots of the Audemars Piguet Offshore. Its porthole design is a clear indicator of its relation to a true watch classic: the Royal Oak. Audemars Piguet brought the Offshore to market in 1993 as a sporty and masculine evolution of the Royal Oak. Even today, its most important design characteristics are its massive case, integrated band, and large, octagonal bezel with eight hexagonal screws. The intricate "tapisserie" engraving on the dial is yet another characteristic feature of this luxury watch.
The Royal Oak Offshore currently comes in numerous variants: from diamond-studded women's pieces to diving watches, all the way to the complex Grande Complication. Most of the "standard models" feature a chronograph function for measuring periods of time, including the Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph from 2018 with a blue "petite tapisserie" dial. This model pays homage to the very first Offshore from 1993. Its pushers and screw-down crown are coated with blue rubber, while both the bracelet and 42-mm case are made of stainless steel. To power this timepiece, the manufacturer chose the automatic caliber 3126/3840, based on the in-house caliber 3120, with a chronograph module.
On the other hand, the 2018 Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph looks like something from the future, thanks to its skeletonized movement. This 45-mm wristwatch comes in stainless steel or rose gold. When fully wound, its power reserve lasts 7 days. Both versions should appeal to collectors, as each is limited to a run of 50 pieces.
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|Royal Oak Offshore Diver, Ref. 15703ST
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You can purchase a mint-condition Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore in stainless steel with the reference number 26470ST for around 20,900 USD. Pre-owned examples change hands for around 19,300 USD. This model is a particularly safe investment.
Introduced in celebration of the Offshore's 25th anniversary, the ref. 26237ST costs almost 33,500 USD new. Earlier generations of the Offshore can be found under the reference number 25721ST and are coveted among collectors. Most Audemars Piguet fans will also know this watch by its nickname: The Beast. You can get a pre-owned example of The Beast for just under 15,000 USD. However, these prices can vary wildly depending on the watch's condition and whether or not it comes with the complete box and papers.
The 42-mm Royal Oak Offshore comes in precious metals, such as yellow and rose gold. The rose gold version goes for around 55,600 USD new. Pre-owned versions sit at a similar price point. Models in yellow gold are a bit more expensive. Plan to spend about 66,000 USD for such a piece in mint condition.
The Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph is also available with a 44-mm case. Variants in stainless steel cost about 25,800 USD new and 24,300 USD pre-owned. On the other hand, the platinum edition demands anywhere from 52,900 to 58,700 USD.
Diving watches in the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore collection are water resistant to 300 m (30 bar, 984 ft), making them robust enough for your next diving trip. The Royal Oak Offshore Diver comes in a number of bright colors, such as turquoise blue, lime green, yellow, orange, and purple. What's more, this series also includes Offshore models without a chronograph function. Set aside around 14,600 USD for the two-hand version with a 42-mm stainless steel case. Pre-owned examples are only slightly less expensive.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph is also available in various bright colors. The edition with a blue "méga tapisserie" dial and blue rubber strap is limited to a run of 400 pieces and costs about 26,600 USD new and 22,700 USD pre-owned. The green and yellow editions are even more eye-catching and rare. Each is limited to only 50 pieces. You can buy a new yellow model for almost 26,900 USD, while pre-owned examples go for around 23,700 USD. At 38,700 USD, the green version is markedly more expensive in mint condition. Even so, pre-owned models sell for around 27,800 USD.
The most complex models in this collection come with a chronograph function and tourbillon or with a perpetual calendar, chronograph, and minute repeater. A stainless steel Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph sits around 240,000 USD new. The skeletonized version in rose gold commands a price of about 256,000 USD. Pre-owned examples demand significantly less and can be had for around 162,000 USD. The Grande Complication models represent the apex of haute horlogerie. Mint-condition pieces in rose gold cost over 880,000 USD.
Audemars Piguet regularly releases special editions of the Royal Oak Offshore. One such timepiece is the Royal Oak Offshore Michael Schumacher, dedicated to Formula 1's most successful driver of all time. This watch comes in titanium, rose gold, or platinum. Each version is strictly limited: The titanium edition is limited to 1,000 pieces, the rose gold to 500, and the platinum to only 100. The latter is the most expensive, with a pre-owned price of over 144,800 USD. The gold variants come in at around 113,000 USD new and 108,000 USD pre-owned. At about 62,500 USD, the titanium model is the most affordable.
Audemars Piguet has also developed a limited edition Offshore for Rubens Barrichello – Schumacher's former Ferrari teammate. There are a few versions of this model as well. The titanium edition is limited to a run of 1,000 pieces and costs about 46,600 USD new and 42,800 USD pre-owned. The rose gold version is even rarer, with a run of only 500 examples. Set aside around 63,700 USD for this timepiece. Limited to 150 pieces, the platinum model demands over 95,000 USD in very good condition.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is yet another celebrity with a number of limited edition Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore models dedicated to him. Two examples are the T3 and the End of Days. The latter is limited to 500 pieces and costs about 48,100 USD new and 31,300 USD pre-owned. On the other hand, you can purchase one of the 1,000 examples of the T3 for around 41,700 USD. Pre-owned T3 models also cost around 31,300 USD. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Arnold Schwarzenegger The Legacy is even more affordable: This series is limited to 1,500 pieces and demands around 34,700 USD both new and pre-owned.
The Royal Oak Offshore Bumblebee and Safari represent yet another pair of popular Offshore models. "Safari" refers to the first ever Royal Oak, as this is what the personnel at Audemars Piguet called this timepiece internally. The Offshore collection features a model bearing the "Safari" name. This watch is as close as any current model gets to the original from 1972. You can get a never-worn example for just under 19,700 USD and pre-owned pieces for 15,200 USD.
The Royal Oak Offshore Bumblebee gets its nickname from the yellow and black design of its dial. Pre-owned examples of this chronograph sell for about 19,000 USD, while those in mint condition cost around 20,600 USD.
Currently, there are over 70 different Royal Oak Offshore variants. The Royal Oak Offshore Diver is a good choice for divers. This automatic watch has a 42-mm case and, as required on all diving watches, a unidirectional rotatable bezel so you can keep track of the dive time. However, the Offshore Diver features an internal bezel, which you turn counterclockwise via a second crown at 10 o'clock. There are also Diver variants with a chronograph function.
The Grande Complication models are horological highlights in the Royal Oak Offshore collection. These watches have multiple complications, such as a perpetual calendar, chronograph, and minute repeater. The in-house automatic caliber 2885 has a 45-hour power reserve and is wound by the motion of your arm while on your wrist.
The women's models often feature diamonds on the bezel, case, and dial. These watches are 37 mm in diameter and powered by either quartz or automatic movements.
Most watches in the Royal Oak Offshore collection are chronographs, regardless of whether they're men's or women's watches. Thus, if you want an eye-catching watch with a timer, you'll certainly find something for you in this series. Most models have three subdials. Almost all of the men's watches have a diameter of 42 or 44 mm. The 30-minute counter is located at 9 o'clock, the 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock, and the small seconds at 12 o'clock. The date display is at 3 o'clock.
The caliber 3126/3840 has powered these watches since 2007. Between 1993 and 2007, Audemars Piguet used the caliber 2226/2840. Both movements are automatic, meaning they wind themselves while being worn. The caliber 3126 has a 22-karat gold rotor and a 50-hour power reserve. It has a balance frequency of 21,600 alternations per hour (A/h), equal to 3 Hz. In total, the movement is comprised of 365 pieces, 59 of which are rubies. The caliber 3226/3840 is based on the in-house caliber 3120 from Audemars Piguet with a chronograph module from Debois Dépraz, a company that produces movement modules.
Audemars Piguet uses the in-house caliber 3124/3841 in the Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph models. The automatic movement has a 50-hour power reserve and a balance frequency of 3 Hz. Unlike the 3126/3840, which has three subdials, this caliber only has two. The small seconds is located at 3 o'clock and the 30-minute counter is at 9 o'clock. This movement doesn't have a date display or a 12-hour counter, giving the watch a cleaner appearance. The Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph is available in many different, bright colors, such as green, yellow, and orange. With a timepiece like this on your wrist, you're sure to stand out.
The Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph is a true example of haute horlogerie. As its name suggests, it features a chronograph and a tourbillon. The tourbillon was invented by the watchmaking genius Abraham-Louis Breguet in the 19th century in order to minimize gravity-related deviations in time. Tourbillon watches are some of the most precise timepieces in the world.
The tourbillon is visible on the Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph thanks to the skeletonized dial. The in-house caliber 2933 powers the watch and has an incredible 237-hour power reserve, equal to nearly 10 days. You can set your Tourbillon Offshore aside, put on your Millenary instead, and the Offshore will still be working a week later. The caliber 2933 has the tourbillon at 9 o'clock. A large bridge spans the cage and the balance wheel. The dial is skeletonized at 6, 9, and 12 o'clock, allowing you to view the inner workings of the watch. The 30-minute counter is located at 3 o'clock. Since this timepiece is water resistant to 100 m (10 bar, 328 ft), you can even go swimming with your tourbillon watch.


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Martin Luther once declared Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, to be "in the ideal location, the perfect place for a city". He knew Erfurt well, having spent 10 years there as a monk.
From 1505 to 1511 Luther lived at the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt, an architecturally and historically interesting 13th century building that is today an important Luther site. The Bible-Monastery-Luther exhibition on permanent display in the former monastic dormitory illustrates monastery life and Luther's Erfurt years. The monastery is also an international convention centre. Its historical library is one of Germany's most important collections of ecclesiastical literature. In summer, concerts and plays are staged in the Renaissance courtyard.
Erfurt is a city of bridges. In addition to the old quarter and the twin architectural gems the cathedral and the church of St. Severus, a must on any sightseeing tour is the Merchants' Bridge (Krämerbrücke), the only bridge north of the Alps with occupied buildings from end to end. The Merchants' Bridge Festival, Thuringia's biggest and most attractive Old Town festival, is celebrated in June. Every year, horticultural splendour can be enjoyed at the egapark gardens.
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Prosecutors Ask To Seize Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Homes
Federal prosecutors want the government to seize the homes of former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi.
Prosecutors filed a motion in U.S. District Court Friday asking a judge to order Jackson to forfeit homes in Chicago and Washington, D.C. They also asked for the seizure of a retirement account that contains about $80,000.
Jackson pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges he spent $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
As part of his plea agreement, Jackson was ordered to forfeit $750,000. He also was ordered to turn over 24 items he bought with the campaign funds.
Prosecutors say Jackson has so far turned over just 12 items worth about $21,0.
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Field Station Dinosaurs Theme Park in New Jersey
Din-O-Mite! New Dinosaur Theme Park Breathes Life Into Prehistoric Creatures
Dinosaurs are alive and . . . living in New Jersey? It may sound a bit farfetched, but with a slight suspension of disbelief, it's true, and it's amazing.
Field Station: Dinosaur, a Jurassic Park-like prehistoric theme park in Secaucus, NJ, opened in May and has been attracting dinosaur-loving tots and their eager parents ever since. The park's 31 life-size dinosaurs not only stand just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of New York City, but thanks to animatronics and facial-recognition technology, they move and roar as visitors happen upon them in the park's 20-acre footprint. The park's founder traveled the world to find the best and most lifelike dinosaurs in the world before opening the doors. So not only is the 15-foot-tall T. rex a showstopper, but the baby dinosaurs that rest in the "field guides'" arms when visitors walk into the park are enough to make grown-ups do a double-take.
Keep reading for more details on the park and their Halloween-themed tours.
With a dinosaur-loving preschooler at home, I couldn't wait to visit the park and show my tot more than just the bones that exist at the Museum of Natural History. The park's new "Dinosaur After Dark" weekend tours — complete with Halloween-inspired ghosts and spooky tales — were the perfect opportunity to do so. With a dinosaur-themed singalong during our pretrek meeting, a flashlight-lit discovery of triceratops and argentinosaurus, a dino-centric dance party, geologic discoveries, and finally an old-fashion campfire complete with s'mores, we truly felt like part of a paleontology expedition. Though the park does feel a bit Disney-esque (the paleontologists have the same eagerness as Disney's cast members and the animatronics are just like those you'll find on Disney rides), the excitement and sheer magnitude of the creatures make it an experience that both parents and kids will appreciate.


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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sophomore Undercover Giveaway!
1. Live in the United States of America
2. Comment and tell me what your thoughts on Sophomores are
3. Do so by April 8th, 2009
Have fun and comment!
7 comments:
- Madeline said...
The students that are stuck in limbo between new freshman and hard-working juniors trying to go to college. Consequently they tend to be too stupid for older grades and too stuck up for younger grades.
- March 18, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Unknown said...
Sophomores are basically screwed. They don't have a lot of a experience, but people don't think they need help because they are not new. It's just like being the middle child.
- March 18, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Sophmores: one step up from freshman. Which means the teasing won't be as bad.
- March 19, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- Erin said...
Sophomores: stuck in the middle. Basically. haha... :)
- March 19, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- nadine said...
Sophmores are AWESOME.
**Me being a sophmore, I might be a little bias. =)
- March 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
- Katie said...
The kids who think they are the best because they are no longer freshmen. Not exactly my favorite grade of students at my high school. Sorry to any sophomores that don't go to my school. You are probably really great people!
- March 21, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Sophmores are the people who think they have the right to tease freshmen, even though they were freshmen only a year before. Which is seriously annoying. (I'm a freshman.)
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